Josiah Dyer

Josiah Dyer
Personal information
Full name Josiah Jude Emmanuel Dyer
Date of birth (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004
Place of birth Hammersmith & Fulham, England
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mickleover F.C. (on loan from Peterborough Sports)
Youth career
2013–2022 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Barnsley 4 (0)
2023 → F.C. United of Manchester (loan) 5 (1)
2023 → Basford United (loan) 1 (0)
2024 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2 (0)
2025– Peterborough Sports 8 (2)
2025– → Mickleover F.C. (loan) 27 (7)
International career‡
2023– Montserrat 9 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:20, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:20, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Josiah Jude Emmanuel Dyer (born 24 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Southern League Premier Division Central club Peterborough Sports. Born in England, he plays for the Montserrat national team.

Career

Barnsley

Dyer made his first-team debut for Barnsley on 11 October 2022, coming on for Slobodan Tedić as a 78th-minute substitute in a 4–2 win at Doncaster Rovers in an EFL Trophy group stage game.[1]

On 6 January 2023 he joined F.C. United of Manchester for a one month loan.

On 21 August 2023, Dyer joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Basford United on a short-term loan deal.[2] On 26 September 2023, he was recalled from his loan and returned to Barnsley.[3]

On 15 February 2025, Dyer made his league debut for the Tykes, replacing Stephen Humphreys as a late substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Huddersfield Town.[4]

He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2024–25 season.[5]

Non-League

In August 2025, Dyer joined National League North club Peterborough Sports.[6]

In October 2025, Dyer joined Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Mickleover F.C. on an initial one-month loan [7]

International career

Dyer is of Jamaican and Montserratian descent. The Jamaica U20s showed an interest in calling him up in April 2023.[8] In November 2023, he was called up to the senior Montserrat national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches, scoring on his debut against Barbados[9]

Personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer Bruce Dyer.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2022–23[11]League One0000001[a]010
2023–24[12]League One0000000000
2024–25[13]League One1000002[a]030
Total 1000003040
F.C. United of Manchester (loan) 2022–23[14]NPL Premier Division5100000051
Basford United (loan) 2023–24[15]NPL Premier Division1000000010
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2024–25[16]NPL Premier Division2010001[b]040
Peterborough Sports 2025–26National League North8200000082
Mickleover F.C. (loan) 2025–26[17]NPL Division One Midlands25500002[c]2277
Career total 4281000624910
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Derbyshire Senior Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Montserrat 202311
202480
Total91

International goals

Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 November 2023Blakes Estate Stadium, Look Out, Montserrat Barbados
2–0
4–2
2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

  1. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers vs Barnsley on 11 Oct 22 - Match Centre - Barnsley Football Club". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "LOAN SIGNINGS: JOSIAH DYER & JEAN CLAUDE MAKIESSI". www.basfordunited.com. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "DYER AND MAKIESSI RECALLED FROM LOAN SPELL". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Barnsley 1–2 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "RETAINED LIST". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  6. ↑ @psfcturbines (7 August 2025). ": 𝐇𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐝𝐲𝐞𝐫 👋🏻 ✍🏻 we are excited to announce the signing of forward Josiah Dyer for the 2️⃣5️⃣/2️⃣6️⃣ season. Dyer joins us having also spent time at Barnsley and Gainsborough trinity along with some international appearances with Montserrat 👊 Welcome Josiah 🟠⚫️ #psfc" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 August 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  7. ↑ https://mickleoverfc.com/on-loan-striker-joins-mickleover/
  8. ↑ "Josiah Dyer wants to beat Bruce's Reds goals record". Barnsley Chronicle.
  9. ↑ "Boss discusses players' international call-ups". Barnsley Chronicle.
  10. ↑ "Legend Bruce hopes son Josiah, 16, will also play for Reds". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Josiah Dyer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Josiah Dyer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Josiah Dyer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  14. ↑ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/fc-united-of-manchester/appearances/2022-2023/josiah-dyer/946795
  15. ↑ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/basford-united/appearances/2023-2024/josiah-dyer/954675
  16. ↑ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/gainsborough-trinity/appearances/josiah-dyer/975982
  17. ↑ https://www.thenpl.co.uk/clubs/mickleover
  18. ↑ "J. Dyer". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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